Inuyasha - Guren no houraijima (2004)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Toshiya Shinohara

Writers:

Katsuyuki Sumizawa (screenplay)
Rumiko Takahashi (comic)

Release Date:

23 December 2004 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

50 years ago, Inuyasha was marked with a blood scar on his back, and as of yet, he hasn't gotten revenge...

Plot Keywords:

Anime | Based On Comic

Cast

Richard Ian Cox	...	Inuyasha (voice: English version)
Moneca Stori	...	Kagome (voice: English version)
Kirby Morrow	...	Miroku (voice: English version)
Kelly Sheridan	...	Sango (voice: English version)
Jillian Michaels	...	Shippo (voice: English version)
Willow Johnson	...	Kikyo (voice: English version)
David Kaye	...	Sesshomaru (voice: English version)
Don Brown	...	Jaken (voice: English version)
Brenna O'Brien	...	Rin (voice: English version)
Kristian Ayre	...	Ryura (voice: English version)
Ted Cole	...	Kyora (voice: English version)
Jason Simpson	...	Jura (voice: English version)
Ward Perry	...	Gora (voice: English version)
Rebecca Shoicet	...	Asagi (voice: English version)
Gabe Khouth	...	Dai (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (USA)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Kyoto Animation

Trivia:

This is the only Inuyasha movie without a "Sitting" after the credits.

Quotes:

Shippo: How come no one's coming to rescue ME?
[Miroku breaks his fall, catching him with his Shakujo staff]
Shippo: I've still got my whole life ahead of me!
Sango: We'd never abandon you!
Shippo: [sobbing] I was scared out of my wits!
Miroku: You're safe now.
[demon roars fiercely]
Miroku: Well, maybe I spoke a little too soon...
Sango: It seems that way.
[Shippo perches on Sango's shoulder]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Inuyasha" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Rakuen

Why see it? Because it's good, that's why!

I really don't see why people don't like this movie. Everyone is, of course, entitled to their own opinions, so I'm sure there are things in this movie that people didn't like. But speaking in my own opinion, I did enjoy this movie a lot. I first saw this film when I purchased the original Japanese dialog version off the internet. The subtitles, I'm afraid, were very crummy, misspelling and mistranslating many of the words, but besides that I followed the storyline pretty well. I have yet to see the English dub, however, and I do hope that it does the original justice.

Fifty years ago, Inuyasha and the priestess Kikyo traveled to an island called Houraijima or Mystic Island. There they met six half-demon (hanyou) children who have four scars on their back which prevented them from leaving the island. It turns out that four demons called the Shitoushin inflicted these scars on the children. In order to keep their powers, the Shitoushin need half-demons to throw into the furnace and absorb their life force. Inuyasha is also inflicted with these scars, and fifty years later he returns to the island along with the whole gang to defeat the four Shitoushin and save the hanyou children.

This film is action-packed with a superb music score and wonderful animation. There's humor here and there, the usual jokes such as Kagome's famous "Sit!" commands and Miroku's usual lechery. Plus we have six new half-demons who are introduced, each with their own unique personalities that we can hate/love. All in all this was a good film that's sure to please any Inuyasha fan, so be sure to watch it if you ever get the chance! (Note: This movie is not an ending to the series and has little or no effect on the series plot, so don't watch it if you're hoping for any answered questions)